Posted in Books, Audiobooks on May 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Thomas Greanias
A decent historical fiction/thriller/mystery/action novel along the lines of The Da Vinci Code. This novel is centered on a centuries-old mystery about the United States founding fathers and the design behind the layout of Washington D.C. Conrad Yeats, the main character, finds himself searching for clues from his recently deceased father below […]
Posted in Books on May 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Stephenie Meyer
When my friend Becca recommended this book to me, she told me it was a “Young Adult book about vampires”, but that I had to give it a shot. I’m so glad I did. I got completely sucked into the novel, and it’s part of a series, so I have more to […]
Posted in Movies on May 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
While this movie was about a very serious subject (providing aid to Afghan rebels during their war against the Soviet Union), the dialog was hilarious. Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman have smart, witty conversations that had both of us laughing.
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, amy adams, drama, julia roberts, philip seymour hoffman, tom hanks, USA
Posted in Movies on May 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Rating: **+
tags:**+, china, chow yun fat, gong li
Posted in Movies on May 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Much funnier movie than “Death at a Funeral”, which I just watched earlier this week. Maggie Smith plays a great role as a house-keeper recently released from a mental-institution, where she spent 44 years for the murder of her husband and his mistress. Rowan Atkinson, who I’ve only known as Bean, plays a […]
Posted in Movies on May 6th, 2008 No Comments »
Over-the-top movie about a chaotic family funeral. Pretty funny, but the scenes with the hallucinogenic Simon became annoying and not funny after the first few minutes.
Rating: ***
tags:***, comedy, frank oz, UK